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I believe most of those voting for Hoth Rebel Soldier specified the ones in the trenches as opposed to the tan vest. Just to be sure, state your preference when you are voting for your top 12 from Return of the Jedi, which is now open for voting.

Han Carbonite (add a camaou trench coat to his accessories)
Luke Jedi (ditto on the poncho and helmet)
Leia Slave
Lando General (add the skiff disguise armor and helmet for unauthentic but possible play)
Wicket
Logray (the spiritual leader of the Ewoks)
Endor Rebel Soldier
Biker Scout
Emperor
Bib Fortuna
Gamorrean Guard
Weequay (more significantly different than other Jabba thugs like Klatoonians and Niktos, with the Weequay braids)

I hope the direction this poll is going is not at all a "conclusion" where we don't "need" figures like Jocasta Nu or Wuher. My niche in this hobby is a desire to build dioramas and I "need" Nyrat Agira and Garven Dreis.

But it is interesting if you can "express" Star Wars with only 144 figures, etc.

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I hope the direction this poll is going is not at all a "conclusion" where we don't "need" figures like Jocasta Nu or Wuher. My niche in this hobby is a desire to build dioramas and I "need" Nyrat Agira and Garven Dreis.

But it is interesting if you can "express" Star Wars with only 144 figures, etc.

The poll is entitled "Essential Characters Poll", so the point is to get the characters that are most essential. That is up to the individual to determine what is essential. For me, I think in terms of when I was a kid playing with them and wanted to act out the movies with the figures. By that reasoning, Nyrat Agira would not likely make my list, though Garven Dreis might. However, I would probably choose Wedge first since he is in all three OT films. Jocasta Nu and Wuher would both be more likely to be chosen than Nyrat Agira or any other Outlander Club patron.

With essential as the determinate, I am agreeing with you, as you can tell by my votes and that Nyrat Agira is not likely going to ever come up for my vote for essential.

However, I am not going to buy an ultimate essential version of some character like E2 Obi-Wan or E5 Darth Vader and would more likely stay in the hobby to successfully win a petition for Nyrat Agira.

I just don't want my essential votes to be taken as an admission that this is what the hobby is about for me.

I got Luke Tatooine in 1995 and doubt I will ever purchase the figure again, but would almost do cartwheels if I could pose that '95 Luke in a cantina diorama with a 2013 Tzzvvzzt - in the way I was so excited about getting Hem Dazon, who I'd also not likely vote for as essential (maybe).

That being said, the Naboo Holy Man with no lines in AOTC and never clearly seen, is a purchase I'd make over any figure voted for here, including my own admissions of which characters are essential.

Still I think your poll is a fun exercise. I highly doubt any figure we come up with has not yet been produced by Hasbro.

Don't let the conversation interrupt the voting for 12 ROTJ figures, but people's responses are welcome.

Also, I understand that the essential characters as sold to new kids as they become ready to indulge in the hobby.

Then the next case (7) would come around and include doubles of 4 ANH figures while providing a second shot at Qui-Gon, for example.

So it would take about 12 months to complete any given set from our first round of movie votes, but include something for every movie / era fan and playability with good guys and bad guys in each wave, for the kids.

Eventually, more obscure characters could be 2 per case (in some instances) while repeats of the main core (144 or so) could resurface 1 per case.

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Luke seems easily doable, but again, this seems like Han Endor is a stretch. It's a different hairstyle, different pants and shirt, no gunbelt. It's not a bad idea, but it seems too much a stretch to ask of a regular figure.

Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.

Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.

The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.